THE ORGANIZATION

In 1988, civic leader and entrepreneur Paul DeBruce founded The DeBruce Foundation to support those in need in Kansas City and beyond. Mr. DeBruce challenged the Foundation to transcend the scope of a traditional philanthropy and embrace market forces as a lever to expand pathways to economic growth and prosperity. He assembled a transformational team of experts charged with identifying opportunities to maximize impact in the years to come.

Today, The DeBruce Foundation partners with educators, employers, and agencies to change how people pursue careers and economic well-being. Through the provision of data-informed tools, training, and resources, The DeBruce Foundation supports individuals and organizations in unlocking their potential, meaningfully navigating career transitions, and in upskilling workforces. The Foundation is committed to leading with a healthy spirit of innovation and an ethos of sustainability to ensure that the Foundation’s impact is both broad and deep.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The DeBruce Foundation is seeking a driven, visionary, and collaborative activator to serve as the Foundation’s Senior Director of Partnership Experience. This individual will lead the Foundation’s work in bringing tools, training, and resources to new partner organizations, seeking greater impact through widespread adoption. The Senior Director of Partnership Experience will craft the partner acquisition strategy, lead partner outreach and acquisition, contribute to content development that supports successful adoption and implementation, manage and prioritize team capacity, and coordinate with the Foundation team to ensure impeccable partner experience. This role reports directly to the Executive Director & COO.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Roles and responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Engaging partners at multiple points in the adoption cycle
Managing the creation, distribution, and adoption of DeBruce tools, training, and resources, to new and existing partners
Prioritizing strategies for partner acquisition and positive partner experience
Articulating of multiple value propositions to different partner audiences
Leading a team to maintain partner pipeline and ensure impeccable service
Gathering impact data and telling stories about successful partnerships
Managing, growing, and developing a high-performing team
Stewarding the associated budget and financially forecasting for the future
Collecting client feedback and iterating towards positive experience and impact
Situationally representing the donor and the Foundation externally
Collaborating cross-functionally with The DeBruce Foundation leadership and Board

DESIRED EXPERTISE - The ideal candidate will have the following functional, people, and strategic expertise:

10+ years of successive leadership experience. Bachelor’s degree required, advanced or terminal degree strongly preferred
Meaningful sales, partnerships, or new business experience, especially in pipeline cultivation
Experience with scale, growth, and designing support systems and processes
Deep experience with strategic planning, consensus-building, and facilitation
Familiarity with procurement cycles for key institutional partners
Experience in the field of economic empowerment, career navigation, or talent pipeline/workforce development
Strong people, project, and budget management skills
Familiarity with nonprofit operational context
Strong leadership qualities that inspire, empower, and guide a team
Inclusive collaboration skills, a positive attitude, and emotional intelligence
Experience building positive relationships internally and externally
Excellent oral and written communication skills and storytelling ability
An entrepreneurial drive and a scrappy, “can-do” attitude
A level of composure and the ability to stay poised and polished under stress
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability in planning and implementing long- and short-range initiatives
The ability to clearly and efficiently communicate different value propositions to different audiences
The ability to operate with flexibility and adaptability, with excellent decision-making instincts
The ability to “gearshift” between strategic ideation and tactical execution
A clear passion for expanding pathways to economic mobility and creating impact across the United States, and perhaps, beyond

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